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Latest news from Maidstone Borough Council - 21 February 2023 |
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Rising Cost of Living Support event from MBC in Marden ~ Thursday 23 February |
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 Residents of Marden are being invited to come and talk to experts from Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) and partners on Thursday 23 February between 11.00am to 3.00pm where they can get advice, information and help around the effects of the rising cost of living.
Anyone can pop-in to the John Banks Hall, Marden Memorial Hall on Thursday to grab a cuppa and talk to the organisations who will be on hand at the Maidstone Borough Council Rising Cost of Living Support Event.
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Anyone without photo ID should apply for Voter Authority Certificate now
Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) is encouraging everyone who votes in a polling station and doesn’t have photographic identification to apply now so that they can vote at the local election in May.
The Elections Act 2022 means that from May 2023 voters across Britain will need to show photo ID to be able to cast their ballot in person.
Maidstone will be holding its next local election on Thursday 4 May. Anyone who is registered but does not have one of the approved types of photo ID will be able to apply to get a free Voter Authority Certificate up until 25 April.
The Council is asking anyone who doesn’t have the necessary ID to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate, or arrange for a postal vote, now so that they receive it in good time.
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News from Maidstone Museum |
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Museum opens with look at folk lore
Maidstone Museum
Maidstone Museum reopened for 2023 on Wednesday 8 February with a fascinating look at Animal Guising and the Kentish Hooden Horse, as part of an exhibition running until 17 Jun 2023.
The free exhibition unites Maidstone Museum’s two old Hooden Horses with their early surviving cousins: Morris Dancing revival horses, Northern skull horses, the Old Tup, the Welsh Mari Lwyd, West Country Obby Osses and ancient stag disguises.
Art and Domestic Design Talks at Maidstone Museum
 Come along for talks with expert speakers at Maidstone Museum on the four Saturdays in March about domestic design and art restoration.
All talks will start at 11.30am and last for around 45 minutes with a question and answer session at the end, they are priced at £6 each or buy a ticket for all four at the reduced cost of £20.
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Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Development Plan Document consultation
 Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) will be asking for views on how best to plan for the future accommodation needs of the borough’s Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople communities and where new sites could be located across the borough as part of a statutory consultation.
The Council is in the process of creating a Development Plan Document (DPD) which will provide a suitable spatial strategy and site options. The DPD will also provide policies to assess future planning applications for accommodating Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling showpeople sites and pitches.
The consultation is the first stage of this process and is aimed at gathering views on how best to do this and what the DPD should contain.
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Next stages of Design and Sustainability Consultation
Maidstone borough Council recently conducted the first stage of consultation on its Design and Sustainability Development Plan Issues and Options document.
The document will form part of the development plan for the borough and will build on policies in the adopted Local Plan and the forthcoming Local Plan Review. In doing so it will further ingrain good design and sustainability within new development across the borough.
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